Press Kit Requirements

Prizes & Awards

Best ShortJuried award for best narrative short 40 minutes or under.
This prize is shared with other categories.

Audience Award Best Short Film: NarrativeAudience award for best narrative short film 40 minutes or under.Sponsor: Ashland Home Net & Project A
This prize is shared with other categories.

Best Animated ShortJuried award for best animated film 40 minutes or under.This prize is shared with other categories.

Audience Award Best Short Film: DocumentaryAudience award for best documentary 40 minutes or under.This prize is shared with other categories.

Best Short DocumentaryJuried award for best documentary 40 minutes or under.
This prize is shared with other categories.

Best FeatureJuried award for best narrative film 41 minutes or over.This prize is shared with other categories.

Best Documentary: Feature LengthJuried award for best documentary 41 minutes or over. This prize is shared with other categories.

The John C. Schweiger Audience Award: Dramatic FeatureAudience award for best narrative film 41 minutes or over.This prize is shared with other categories.

Audience Award: Documentary FeatureAudience award for best documentary 41 minutes or over.Sponsor: Rogue Creamery
This prize is shared with other categories.

Family Choice AwardAudience award for best family film.This prize is shared with other categories.

Best Acting Ensemble: FeatureJuried award for best acting ensemble in a narrative feature 41 minutes or over.This prize is shared with other categories.

Best Cinematography/The Gerald Hirschfeld A.S.C. Award: FeatureJuried award for best cinematography in a feature narrative 41 minutes or over.This prize is shared with other categories.

Category Rules

--Students must be, or have been, enrolled in an accredited school (K-12, college, graduate program) at the time of production. --You do not need to be a student currently to submit your film as long as your film was produced when you were a student.--Student films of any length and genre and at any level of school including K-12, college, and film school are accepted. --To receive a student discount, filmmaker/film must be registered as a student project on Withoutabox.--The student fee listed is a $10 discount on the entry. The AIFF provides this discount to students--in addition to any Withoutabox discount.